Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elsdon Gardens area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Dunston and Teams , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elsdon Gardens (NE11 9TN) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower than the Dunston and Teams average (114.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elsdon Gardens (NE11 9TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clephan Street (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elsdon Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Wallace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haig Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kent Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wallace Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linden Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spoor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Renforth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pentland Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wilson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parkside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkside —
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Data Sources

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